Those who now live for God and with God in His kingdom must hold the word of God in faith. What you hold in faith will come to pass if you 1) hold it never doubting, and 2) if you allow the Holy Spirit to do His work. You are in the kingdom now. You use what God use. You obey Him in all things. What is God directing you to do? How is He directing you to do it? This is so important. Everything changes in the kingdom of God. You are led by His Spirit in all things. Your life will change. Your prayer life will change. The only thing that He wants you to do is to be faithful, to obey Him and to stay focus on the word. Fill your heart and spirit with the word of God.

Why call yourselves Christians and lack the things you need to live the Christian life or lack what you need to do the work you are called to do. It doesn’t make sense. Why would God call you to serve Him in the earth and withhold from you what you need to serve? Brothers and sisters, God has fully equipped you. You have all you need to serve God in this earth; it is just a matter of learning what you have and how to use it for God’s glory. Moses had a rod.  When the LORD God called him to service, he made all kinds of excuses why he could not go and do what God wanted Him to do.  He was too old.  He was tongue-tied.  The people would not believe him.  But God asked him a question – “What is that in thine hand?”  It was a rod.  God took what he had in his hand and made it an instrument for His purpose and plans.  God gave him a rod to use to prove that he was sent by God to lead the Hebrew people out of bondage, to set them free.  He had something that he could use.  He had something that would bring results. Elijah had a mantle. If you are a Bible student then you know how important these things were to the servants of God. They were natural objects used by God to bring about a spiritual phenomenon in the earth.  Truly it can be said, “with God nothing shall be impossible”.

God has called us to pray. Your have a prayer ministry. Thus you have power in prayer. Power in prayer enables you to demonstrate the reality of the life of God in the earth. Your goal is to pray in power so that the manifestation of the presence of God and the will of God might be dominant where you are and in the lives of those you are praying for. All the things that God would have in the earth, His will that He would have done will come only as a result of real prayer. Who will give themselves to prayer? Who will answer the call to pray faithfully?

Now when you pray, you pray with understanding. You know what is in the kingdom of God. Thus when you pray, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done”, into your life and that of others, you know what you are praying upon yourself and others. You are praying for what is in the kingdom to come and be manifested in your life or in the life of the one you are praying for or for the situation that you are praying for. It is powerful! Then when you add the words, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”, it shows God that you trust Him and His will for you life; that He has free course to do  His will  – what, when and how He wants to do it. It shows that you fully trust God. You put out of your hands and off your heart the need, the problem, the attack, the temptation, all, and trust God to do His will concerning what you are going through, “as it is in heaven”. Then let it go fully; release it and allow God to bring the manifestation of His will for your life or for the person or thing or situation that you are praying for.  And He will do it!!!

Today, let these two things go deep into your spirit: #1) It is your decision to use your faith to enter the presence of God.  It is called kingdom consciousness.  What you believe based on the word and will of God is real.  Remember, faith is substance and faith is evidence. #2) If you can just get into God’s presence where there is no lack, where all needs are met, where you have access to all you need to prosper and be in good health; if you can just get a word or direction from God the Father, you can overcome what you are going through or have what you need to go through.

God rules in His kingdom, not the enemy. God reigns and has dominion in His kingdom, not worldly troubles or needs. Remember, you are with Him – in His presence.  He is in charge. You must remember in each separate thing you go through that you must make the decision to by faith stand with God the Father, in His presence, above all that threatens you. Never let what you go through bring you down to their level again. Step up and keep stepping up and out! Stepping up is simply using your faith to enter the presence of God. Stepping up is simply making a decision to become kingdom conscious. True, you may be going through, but you are making a quality decision to use your faith to rise above what you are going through by entering the presence of God. By stepping up you are saying that you refuse to be brought down to the level of what you are going through. You are saying that it is your decision, your choice, to rise above it all and enter the presence of your God where there is peace, love, and answers for what you are going through.

It is time for the saints of God to put into practice the reality of kingdom living. This can only be done through kingdom consciousness. Kingdom consciousness is simply stepping up by faith into the kingdom of God, entering His presence. It is not something that happens physically but is a conscious experience based on your decision to use your faith to believe that you are in the presence of God. You have been born of the Spirit, and Jesus said in His word, that the kingdom of heaven is within you (Luke 17:21). Therefore it should be a priority with you to seek the realities of the kingdom in your day to day life on earth. Jesus even taught that you should pray, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Mat. 6:9,10). No more should you get caught up on the things happening to you or around you. No more should you faint nor become weary or frustrated because of the attacks of the enemy. No more should your needs overwhelm you. No more should you allow the devil to overcome you, people to hurt you, situations to take from you all that God has given you.  All you need do now is to step up when challenged in any way or by anybody or anything.  Step up above the challenges, the attacks, the suffering, the trials, the temptations, even the enemy, into the kingdom, into the presence of God.

Moses would have never lead the Hebrew people out of Egypt unless he was consecrated to obey God and pass the test and challenges before Him. Abraham would have never been the Father of faith unless He was consecrated to separate himself in obedience to God. Mary would have never been the mother of Jesus, had she not been consecrated to the place where she could say, “according to thy word be it unto me”.  Simeon would have never seen the Lord had he not been consecrated to be lead of the Spirit and to obey God. Anna would have never seen the Lord had she not been consecrated to prayer. Luke 2:37 … she departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Are you absolutely surrendered to God and the call of God on your life? Are you at the place of complete or full              separation unto God, separating from the old life and the worldly ways to the New Life in Christ? Are you dependent upon God in all things? Has God ministered to you and have you ministered to Him? You can not minister to others until you first have ministered to the Lord. You will be proven. You will be tested and tried. All servants of God will be proven. The reason for these test is to bring you to a place of absolute and unquestioning obedience, to teach you to walk according to the Spirit of God and not the will of man nor the will of the flesh.

The Bible clearly reveals that the people that God used greatly were fully devoted to Him. Moses on the back side of the mountain. Abraham left all in obedience to God’s call on his life. John the Baptist in the desert place. Paul spent three years alone with God to receive the great revelations about Christ. Even Jesus spent 40 days and nights in the wilderness alone before starting His ministry. There were others set apart unto the Lord, so much so that “they loved not their lives unto the death (Rev. 12:11). They gave their all. They knew that they no longer belong to themselves.  They were sold out to God. Life or death, it did not matter to them. They knew why they were in the earth, and that was to do the revealed will of God and bring Him glory. So they did not mind being set aside. They did not mind being hidden until God’s appointed time. No jealousies. No fights. Not mad with God. But ready to deny themselves, ready to die daily so that the life of Christ might manifested in their lives.